Ceredex Value Advisors

As Ceredex Value Advisors’ chief investment officer, Mills Riddick is responsible for the overall investment policy of the firm’s value equity portfolios. In addition, he holds the role of portfolio manager of the Ceredex Large Cap Value Equity strategy since 1995.

Mr. Riddick joined Ceredex in 1989 through its predecessor firm, SunBank Capital Management. He started in a lead client service role with portfolio management responsibilities, including for the Large Cap Value strategy. In 1995, he was named sole portfolio manager of the strategy and head of the Value Equity Team. Mr. Riddick has been instrumental in crafting the firm’s investment philosophy, assembling the value equity investment team, and leading the transition to Ceredex becoming an independently managed firm in 2008.

Mr. Riddick began his financial career in 1980, joining Peat Marwick as a certified public accountant. He began his investment career as a financial consultant with Bache in 1982.

Mr. Riddick graduated cum laude from Florida State University with a B.S. in accounting, and achieved the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation in 1981. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) charterholder since 1992. He has worked in investment management since 1982.

Don Wordell is a managing director and portfolio manager with Ceredex Value Advisors, an affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners. His primary responsibilities are managing the Ceredex Mid-Cap Value Equity and Ceredex Small Cap Value Equity strategies.

Mr. Wordell has been with Ceredex since 1996, starting with its predecessor firm, STI Capital Management, as a research analyst covering value equity strategies. He was appointed portfolio manager of the Mid-Cap Value Equity strategy in 2001 and portfolio manager of the Small Cap Value Equity strategy in 2023.

Mr. Wordell is a graduate of the University of Central Florida, where he earned both a B.S. in finance and an M.B.A. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) charterholder since 2004. He began working in investment management in 1996.

Brett Barner is a managing director and portfolio manager with Ceredex Value Advisors. He serves as a portfolio manager on the Ceredex Small Cap Value Equity strategy, a responsibility he has held since 1995.

Mr. Barner started with Ceredex in 1990, initially working for its predecessor firm, SunBank Capital Management, as a client portfolio manager and equity analyst. In 1995, he was named portfolio manager of the Small Cap Value strategy.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Barner was a financial consultant for Drexel Burnham and Shearson Lehman Brothers, managing client portfolios.

Mr. Barner graduated cum laude from the University of Central Florida, earning a B.S. in business administration with a concentration in finance. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) charterholder since 1993. He has worked in investment management since 1985.

Jennifer Graff, CFA, is a managing director and portfolio manager at Ceredex Value Advisors, an investment management affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners. She serves as a portfolio manager of the firm’s Large Cap Value and Concentrated Large Cap Value Equity strategies.

In 2001, Ms. Graff joined Trusco Capital Management, Ceredex Value Advisors’ predecessor firm, as research analyst covering the industrial and materials sectors. Ms. Graff earned a B.A. in psychology from the University of Central Florida. She has been a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) charterholder since 2003.

Charles Carter is a managing director, portfolio manager, and senior research analyst at Ceredex Value Advisors, an affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners. His primary responsibilities include managing the Ceredex Small Cap Value Equity strategy and covering the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors.

Mr. Carter has been with Ceredex since 2004, initially starting with its predecessor firm, Trusco Capital Management. Previously, he was manager of investor relations at CNL Income Corp., a real estate holding company. He began his investment career at Credit Suisse First Boston as a sell-side equity research associate covering the media industry.

Mr. Carter earned a B.S. in management from Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) charterholder since 2006.

Cody Smith is a managing director, portfolio manager, and senior research analyst at Ceredex Value Advisors, an affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners. His primary responsibilities include managing the Ceredex Mid-Cap Value Equity strategy and covering the healthcare and technology sectors.

Mr. Smith joined Ceredex in 2007, initially starting with its predecessor firm, Trusco Capital Management. He began his investment career in 2004, working as a research analyst at Piper Jaffrey covering the medical device sector.

Mr. Smith is a graduate of Drake University with a B.S.B.A. in finance and a minor in mathematics. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) charterholder since 2009.